Public shaming in the news

April 15, 2014

Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle

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Eloise Mireles, second from left, in the 177th State District Court at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, 1201 Franklin, during an appearance before Judge Kevin Fine on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, in Houston. She and her Daniel Mireles were both convicted in theft from the Harris County District Attorney's Office where she worked. Part of their punishment included carrying a sign along Westheimer across the street from the Galleria near the intersection of Post Oak. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle )

Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle

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Eloise Mireles, second from left, in the 177th State District Court at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, 1201 Franklin, during an appearance before Judge Kevin Fine on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, in Houston. She and her Daniel Mireles were both convicted in theft from the Harris County District Attorney's Office where she worked. Part of their punishment included carrying a sign along Westheimer across the street from the Galleria near the intersection of Post Oak. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle )